Acts 12:15
But they said to her,“You’ve lost your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was Peter, and they kept saying,“It is his angel!”
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- Matt 18:10 : 10 The Parable of the Lost Sheep“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
- Mark 16:11 : 11 And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.
- Mark 16:14 : 14 Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.
- Luke 24:11 : 11 But these words seemed like pure nonsense to them, and they did not believe them.
- Luke 24:37-38 : 37 But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 Then he said to them,“Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?
- Gen 48:16 : 16 the Angel who has protected me from all harm– bless these boys. May my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude on the earth.”
- Job 9:16 : 16 If I summoned him, and he answered me, I would not believe that he would be listening to my voice–
- Acts 26:24 : 24 As Paul was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed loudly,“You have lost your mind, Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane!”
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- Acts 12:16-183 verses83%
16 Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.
17 He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said,“Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place.
18 At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
- Acts 12:5-1410 verses79%
5 So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.
6 On that very night before Herod was going to bring him out for trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison.
7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying,“Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.
8 The angel said to him,“Fasten your belt and put on your sandals.” Peter did so. Then the angel said to him,“Put on your cloak and follow me.”
9 Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening through the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
10 After they had passed the first and second guards, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went outside and walked down one narrow street, when at once the angel left him.
11 When Peter came to himself, he said,“Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen.”
12 When Peter realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
13 When he knocked at the door of the outer gate, a slave girl named Rhoda answered.
14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed she did not open the gate, but ran back in and told them that Peter was standing at the gate.
- Acts 11:12-143 verses73%
12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.
13 He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying,‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,
14 who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’
- Mark 14:69-702 verses73%
69 When the slave girl saw him, she began again to say to the bystanders,“This man is one of them.”
70 But he denied it again. A short time later the bystanders again said to Peter,“You must be one of them, because you are also a Galilean.”
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19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,
- Acts 5:7-93 verses71%
7 After an interval of about three hours, his wife came in, but she did not know what had happened.
8 Peter said to her,“Tell me, were the two of you paid this amount for the land?” Sapphira said,“Yes, that much.”
9 Peter then told her,“Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”
- Mark 14:66-672 verses71%
66 Peter’s Denials Now while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the high priest’s slave girls came by.
67 When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked directly at him and said,“You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus.”
- Acts 10:17-193 verses70%
17 Now while Peter was puzzling over what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was and approached the gate.
18 They called out to ask if Simon, known as Peter, was staying there as a guest.
19 While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him,“Look! Three men are looking for you.
- John 18:16-172 verses70%
16 But Peter was left standing outside by the door. So the other disciple who was acquainted with the high priest came out and spoke to the slave girl who watched the door, and brought Peter inside.
17 The girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter,“You’re not one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” He replied,“I am not.”
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15 All who were sitting in the council looked intently at Stephen and saw his face was like the face of an angel.
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37 But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.
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29 The crowd that stood there and heard the voice said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to him.
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14 Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them:“You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.
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46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,
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69 Peter’s Denials Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A slave girl came to him and said,“You also were with Jesus the Galilean.”
- Mark 16:10-112 verses68%
10 She went out and told those who were with him, while they were mourning and weeping.
11 And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.
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56 Then a slave girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight, stared at him and said,“This man was with him too!”
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15 Elisha told him,“Ask her to come here.” So he did so and she came and stood in the doorway.
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10 and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with astonishment and amazement at what had happened to him.
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9 There was a great commotion, and some experts in the law from the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly,“We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
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12 All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another,“What does this mean?”
- Acts 10:22-232 verses67%
22 They said,“Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you.”
23 So Peter invited them in and entertained them as guests.On the next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
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11 But these words seemed like pure nonsense to them, and they did not believe them.
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7 But go, tell his disciples, even Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.”
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3 About three o’clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him,“Cornelius.”
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23 “We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
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40 But Peter sent them all outside, knelt down, and prayed. Turning to the body, he said,“Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
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23 and when they did not find his body, they came back and said they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.